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Kodiak

Boy

Meaning of Kodiak: Alutiiq: 'island'

Kodiak is a boy's name most strongly associated with Native American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3780th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#3780

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

791

First recorded 1988 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 13 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 29 babies1995: 23 babies1996: 18 babies1997: 19 babies1998: 19 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 18 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 20 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 14 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 18 babies2012: 17 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 22 babies2015: 16 babies2016: 26 babies2017: 31 babies2018: 37 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 27 babies20202021: 38 babies2022: 38 babies2023: 28 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Kodiak per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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